Two killed in Kaduwela shooting

Two persons have been shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in the Kothalawala area on the Malabe-Kaduwela main road. 

Police said that both victims were traveling on a motorcycle when they were gunned down by another individual who also arrived on a motorcycle and fled the scene after the shooting. 

Police spokesman DIG Priyantha Jayakody said that a long-standing rivalry between two organized criminal gangs is suspected to be the motive behind the shooting. 

Nawagamuwa Police is conducting an investigation into the incident.